Esther 10:3 KJV

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Words Then and Now

  • wealth well-being; welfare Still heard today: a commonwealth, the common well-being, as in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, or Kentucky Webster’s 1828 · Wealth

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

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Parallel Passages

  • Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
  • Genesis 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
  • Genesis 41:43–44 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. …
  • 2 Chronicles 28:7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
  • Psalms 122:6–9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. …

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Topics

Bible Dictionary

  • MordecaiThe son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin. It has been alleged that he was carried into captivity with Jeconiah, and hence that he must...
  • JewThe name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of Judah (2...
  • AhasuerusThere are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan 9:1. This was probably...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For Mordecai כִּי kî Conjunction מָרְדֳּכַי mordŏkay מׇרְדְּכַי Proper name
  • the Jew הַיְּהוּדִי hayyĕhûdî יְהוּדִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • next מִשְׁנֶה mišnê מִשְׁנֶה Noun · masculine singular
  • unto king לַמֶּלֶךְ lammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • Ahasuerus אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʾăḥašwērôš אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Proper name
  • and great וְגָדוֹל wĕgādôl גָּדוֹל Adjective · masculine singular · with and
  • among the Jews לַיְּהוּדִים layyĕhûdîm יְהוּדִי Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
  • and accepted וְרָצוּי wĕrāṣûy רָצָה Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular · with and
  • of the multitude לְרֹב lĕrōb רֹב Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of his brethren אֶחָיו ʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • seeking דֹּרֵשׁ dōrēš דָּרַשׁ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • the wealth טוֹב ṭôb טוֹב Adjective · masculine singular
  • of his people לְעַמּוֹ lĕʿammô עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and speaking וְדֹבֵר wĕdōbēr דָבַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and
  • peace שָׁלוֹם šālôm שָׁלוֹם Noun · masculine singular
  • to all his seed לְכָל lĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition זַרְעוֹ zarʿô זֶרַע Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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